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...Most of the world now lives in urban areas. Children watch more T.V. than they play outside,” Payne said. “It’s an attitude change that needs to be reversed.” Audience member and Harvard environmental research librarian George E. Clark said after the talk that people need to change their perspective. “There needs to be a shift from the human perspective to the natural one,” he said. “Think about how many environmental problems are at the root of social problems...
...that if he is accepted to one of his ideal graduate schools, he would not be deterred by a reduced financial aid package. He added that if the acceptance letters don’t arrive, he might spend a year or two as a high school teacher or a librarian...
...precipitous is going to happen with jobs.” But for some, the hiring halt seems a precursor to more drastic cuts. “It’s not possible to say that no one will be laid off,” said Richard E. Kaufman, a librarian in the psychology department. “I think that prospect is real, and that’s something that should be alarming.” Robyn Ochs, technology and publications specialist in the romance languages department, said she hopes Harvard will employ its resources to protect current staff members?...
...site’s creator, Steve Vander Ark, a Michigan librarian, was approached with a book deal by publisher RDR Books, and in print, Cendali said, Rowling has different standards...
While sending an instant message is all it now takes to ask a Harvard librarian a question, few undergraduates have taken advantage of the service launched earlier this month. On Oct. 1, Harvard College Library released the new program “Ask Us Live!” that connects students with librarians Thursday through Sunday from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The system operates through the web messenger Meebo, which requires no downloads and can access Google, AIM, Yahoo! Messenger, and MSN accounts. Students can reach the service through a link in the upper left-hand corner...